[MadelineZapeezda]

Previously posted on Free Republic as read-only thread

A early salute to our veterans. Colonel Paige is a personal hero of mine. We shouln't have to wait until Veteran's Day to salute these great men, or wait to read about them when they pass.

[MadelineZapeezda]

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[EagleMamaMT]

Read later.

[Neil E. Wright]

Bump for some heroes!!!!!

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[Physicist]

What a slender thread it is, by which freedom hangs.

[okie01]

Thanks for the post.

My dad was on Guadalcanal, with the Seabees.

He never spoke a word about any of his experiences there.

[viaveritasvita]

God bless all the wonderful American military personnel! I can't bear to imagine where we'd be without them.

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[ErnBatavia]

I know him! He lives right here in La Quinta and is doing pretty well. Last year he had a bout with congestive heart failure, but seems to have recovered.

His wife and my mother are chums involved in DAR.

About three years ago, when they came out with the Mitch Paige G.I. Joe, I really had to scrounge to get one, but did and had him autograph the unopened box.

You oughtta see his study - it's literally a USMC museum!

[Eagle9]

BOOKMARKED !

[hershey]

Wow!

[MadelineZapeezda]

bumping an old thread

[jimfree]

That story goes way beyond "Wow!" That Sgt Paige managed somehow not to be taken out by a good shot or a lucky shot is amazing. His firing from each of the four positions and then using the weapon as a hand-held is a combination of superb training, genius, guts, and a stubborn refusal to let history take another path.

The man was blessed that day. It's on reading stories like this that I wish there were something above the MOH. Most of the award's recipients have been quite deserving, but too often the medal has been awarded with a political aim instead of recognizing truly conspicuous gallantry of the highest order. Performance on the battlefield doesn't get any better than this.

[rmh47]

My heartfelt gratitude to Col. Paige and to all of his comrades-in-arms for their heroism, with a "thank you" to John Moses Browning, as well, who gave them the tools necessary to do their jobs.

[SAMWolf]

Thanks for an excellent post. Thanks for the ping Neil

[Lancey Howard]

Thank you for that great post!
Stories like this make me proud to be an American and a Marine.
Semper fidelis,
LH

[holdmuhbeer]

Cool, seems like i've heard that story on the history channel.

[E.Allen]

Semper Fi Marines

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